Chan vs Chad

Side-by-side comparison of Chan and Chad — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Chan

Boy name · Rank #11010

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Name B

Chad

Boy name · Rank #1808

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Metric Chan Chad
Current Rank #11010 #1808
Total Births (all years) 1,028 240,640
Peak Year 1986 1972
Peak Year Births 24 13,391
Peak Decade 1980ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1919 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Chan Chad
1910ss 6 50
1920ss 19 103
1930ss 38 157
1940ss 48 451
1950ss 87 1,836
1960ss 127 15,906
1970ss 155 113,538
1980ss 199 69,054
1990ss 143 27,111
2000ss 103 8,517
2010ss 84 3,279
2020ss 19 638

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chan Chad
2014 7 346
2015 6 314
2016 13 290
2017 11 219
2018 11 241
2019 8 175
2020 — 150
2021 5 158
2022 8 132
2023 — 108
2024 6 90

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1919–2024.

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